WASHTENAW CARE-BASED SAFETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WASHTENAW CARE-BASED SAFETY

EIN 88-3216853 · Human Service Organizations (P20)

What they do

Care-Based Safetys Mission is to Provide A Nonpolice Response Program That Will Grow Life-affirming Support and Opportunities for All Community Members In Washtenaw County. We Deliver A Community Cocreated Program With Two Mutually Reinforcing Aspects: Community Building and Crisis Response. We Respond to Conflict and Crisis With Trauma-informed Care; Prevent Destructive Conflict and Crisis Through Skill Building and Social Support; and Collaborate With Community Partners In Addressing The Root Causes of Crisis In Washtenaw County MI. We Are Peer-led and We Center Those Most Impacted By State Violence: Our Community Members Who Are Black & Brown Live With Mental Illness and Disabilities Use Substances or Are Housing Insecure and or Poor As We Work to Build A Future Where Crisis is Met With Compassionate Care Not Criminalization. We Demand Care-based Safety for All.

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Of every $100 spent, about $68.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

1,277.27%of revenue went to mission work68.9% of expenses · Program services

301.98%of revenue went to fundraising16.3% of expenses

$1,854.63spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

275.37%of revenue went to management and office costs14.8% of expenses

$1.61in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $243,823 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$13,896

Mission workProgram services$177,4901,277.27% of revenue68.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$38,266275.37% of revenue14.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$41,963301.98% of revenue16.3% of expenses

Total expenses$257,7191,854.63% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 68.9% mission · 14.8% management · 16.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 1,854.63% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 61.2% mission · 15.2% management · 23.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.94% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 0.6% mission · 99.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 36.29% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$13,896

Expenses$257,719

Annual shortfall $243,823 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$177,490 · 68.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$38,266 · 14.8% of expenses

Fundraising$41,963 · 16.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$13,896

Expenses$257,719

Assets$416,143

Income$464,147

Contributions$13,896

Mission work (program services)$177,490

Fundraising$41,963

Management and general$38,266

Accounting fees$2,442

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (7)

ANNA WOODTREASURER

BOB GILLETTCOUNSEL

LISA JACKSONSECRETARY

LIZ KENNEDYCO-DIRECTOR

NANCY PARKERCOUNSEL

NAT HOLBROOK COMBSCO-CHAIR

YODIT MESFIN JOHNSONCO-CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2024
Location: 4860 WASHTENAW AVE STE I129, ANN ARBOR, MI 48108
County: Washtenaw
In care of: Irene Routte
Primary officer: Irene Routte, Chair

How to reach them

Phone(734) 649-4678

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SOCIAL INNOVATION ENTERPRISE LLC DBA SOCIAL INNOVATION SOLUTIONS
NTEE classification: Human Service Organizations (P20)
IRS tax category: Human Service Organizations